Biology:Borrelia afzelii
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Short description: Species of bacterium
| Borrelia afzelii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. afzelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia afzelii Manuela Marin Canica et al., 1994
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Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia[1] a bacterium that can infect various species of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Among 30 Borrelia known species, it is one of four which are likely to infect humans causing a variant of Lyme disease.
Coinfection by this Borrelia species with one or more pathogens can occur, carried by the vector, which appears to be in most cases the tick.[citation needed]
It is named after Swedish dermatologist Arvid Afzelius.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sequence typing reveals extensive strain diversity of the Lyme borreliosis agents Borrelia burgdorferi in North America and Borrelia afzelii in Europe". Microbiology 150 (Pt 6): 1741–55. June 2004. doi:10.1099/mic.0.26944-0. PMID 15184561.
Further reading
- Andersson, Martin; Scherman, Kristin; Råberg, Lars (March 2014). "Infection Dynamics of the Tick-Borne Pathogen "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" and Coinfections with Borrelia afzelii in Bank Voles in Southern Sweden". American Society for Microbiology 80 (5): 1645–1649. doi:10.1128/AEM.03469-13. PMID 24375128.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2911330 entry
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